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chris_mango_reader 's review for:
Newcomer
by Keigo Higashino
the way NEWCOMER is set up is a bit different from most murder mysteries - it’s told through a series of vignettes, each with their own smaller mystery or puzzle, and it’s not a mystery that invites the reader to try solving it from the beginning. I quite enjoyed this unique approach, though it may not be for hardcore murder mystery readers.
I did however hate the translation - the translator overly relies on idioms that make the dialogue sound unnatural and dated, and also makes the characters sound too similar. it’s a shame that Higashino’s works are no longer being translated by his original translator.
The audiobook narrator is fine; he tends to use voices that sound like mid 20th century crime noir movies, and I felt like he was just dying for the slightest chance to use his British accent. His pronunciation of the Japanese words was ok, not perfect but not terrible for a (presumably) non-Japanese speaker.
I did however hate the translation - the translator overly relies on idioms that make the dialogue sound unnatural and dated, and also makes the characters sound too similar. it’s a shame that Higashino’s works are no longer being translated by his original translator.
The audiobook narrator is fine; he tends to use voices that sound like mid 20th century crime noir movies, and I felt like he was just dying for the slightest chance to use his British accent. His pronunciation of the Japanese words was ok, not perfect but not terrible for a (presumably) non-Japanese speaker.